Vincent’s counselor at the electronic school high school threw some cold water on our exuberance, although most of what she was saying we already knew. Vincent is supposed to be spending at least 20 hours a week on school work (he's not even close – though I didn’t say that to her). He has less than five months to finish each class, and she doesn’t grant extensions. That means he ought to finish the Senior English and college algebra classes he’s currently taking – both as college and high school credit dual enrollment classes – by the middle of the summer. She said that – except for the math class, which is somewhat tough – he ought to be finishing these classes in less than two weeks. She also said he ought to be enrolled in three classes at a time, and so now that he’s finished World Civilization, he needs to come in to sign up for another class.
Good news is that if Vincent finishes the two classes he’s in, then takes and completes the second-semester Senior English class (also dual enrollment), and – finally – takes and completes two semesters of computer applications class (easy – she said; and the second semester is for dual enrollment), he would be all set – ready to graduate – he wouldn’t even worry about having to get a job and getting coop credit.
Although Vincent - perhaps more realistically, given his current pace - said he wants to enroll at Indiana University Southeast for spring semester, his counselor said he ought to be ready to go to college this fall (meaning he ought to finish all of those e-school classes by early August).
I was in at the Dawson Orman Education Center - where Jefferson County High School e-school is headquartered (map above) to pick up Vincent's senior English portfolio, something he has to finish putting together – a final graduation requirement, by myself, given that he had slept in. Vincent tried stopping in Wednesday but the counselor – who is retiring – is only there on Tuesday and Thursday right now. Nothing changes in the summer – they’re on the same schedule – except that she will be done at the end of June.
Good news is that if Vincent finishes the two classes he’s in, then takes and completes the second-semester Senior English class (also dual enrollment), and – finally – takes and completes two semesters of computer applications class (easy – she said; and the second semester is for dual enrollment), he would be all set – ready to graduate – he wouldn’t even worry about having to get a job and getting coop credit.
Although Vincent - perhaps more realistically, given his current pace - said he wants to enroll at Indiana University Southeast for spring semester, his counselor said he ought to be ready to go to college this fall (meaning he ought to finish all of those e-school classes by early August).
I was in at the Dawson Orman Education Center - where Jefferson County High School e-school is headquartered (map above) to pick up Vincent's senior English portfolio, something he has to finish putting together – a final graduation requirement, by myself, given that he had slept in. Vincent tried stopping in Wednesday but the counselor – who is retiring – is only there on Tuesday and Thursday right now. Nothing changes in the summer – they’re on the same schedule – except that she will be done at the end of June.
-- Perry
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